The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-17
Supposed to Fave Committed the Ravenna
Murder.
A Long and VlgIIant Search Turns Out
Frultless.
Marshal SChlagle, with Five Cleveland
Policemen and Four Canton Oficers
Put In q Long Night Looking
for the MisCreAnts.

ter seen In the big swamp. near Hart
VILE Tuesday, published exclusively In
the DEMoCRAT, twenty-f0ur hours IN ad-
vance Of any other city paper and twelve
hours In advance of any other paper
published anywhere, was read with
eager interest by the many readers Of
the DEMOCRAT and several extra editions
were sold by the newsbOys Wednesday
evening and night.
President Of the Council Frazer, 81
soon as he read the account Of the mat
ter In the DEMOCRAT, telegrapbed Sup
erintendent of Police Schmitt, Of CleVe.
land, of the important fact and asked
whether he thought 1t advisable to hunt
the matter down. Deputy Chief Nc
MRhan wired reply that he would send
by the night train on the Valley railway
q detail OF Cleveland officers to follow
uD the clue. Meanwhile telephone
message was received from Middle
branch by Marshal. Schlagle that word
had been received there from hartVille
to the effect that a man, answering &C.
curateIy to the description Of
THE MAN SEEN IN THE SWAMP
had been espied walking southwark,
along the Cleveland g Canton Railroad
track, between Hartville and Middle
branch. The message related further
that the speaker and several other resi-.
dents of Middlebranch were on the look
out for the fellow and would arrest him
the moment he showed up In that
village. Marshal Schlsgle kept com.
munlcsting with the Middlebranch
party until nightfsll but until that
time the man failed to appear In Middle
branch. Supposing that the fellow had
detOured about the village and was aim
ing for Canton, with the probable view
Of boarding train on the Ft, Wayne
road and getting to the far east OF west,
Marshal Schlagle and one Of the police
men posted themselves In the country
near the track, north of the Fair
Grounds, b1t the looked for party failed
to materialize. Posting guard at this
point, Marshal Schlagle returned to the
city to receive the
CLEVELAND OFFICERS
The party arrived on the evening Val
ley train from Cleveland. Sergeant
Griffin Of NewbUrg was In charge and
had with him policemen ". s. Rowe,
Charles McMasters, A. Brandt, &. b. Er
win and G. Sbibley. After getting sup
per at Willis g. Eckis' the officers held
consultation In court room No. with
Marshal schl8gle, the city policemen,
Sheriff Lsfninger, Deputies AItekruse
and Mckinney, Clerk McGregOr and
number of others, includings DEMOCRAT
reporter. Finally Sergeant Griffin and |
Marshal SChlsgle decided to go to Mid |
dlebranch and HArtVille, and at eleven |
O'Clock Marshal 9chlsgle piloted the |
Cleveland officers, accompanied by po |
lIcemen Fred Schlagle, William Brisbin,
James Yant and Charles Andrews toward
Middlebranch. The party started on
foot nOrthward along the Cleveland 8
Canton Railroad track.
At Middlebranch Marshal Schlagle
and Policeman Yant remained and the
rest Of tbe party proceeded to Hartville.
At the latter point the swamp was found
Overflowed with water and not habitable,
while the man seen dodPing along the
railroad track, between Mlddlebrsnch
and Hartville proved to be an empl0ye |
of the railroad company who stopped |
occasionally to examine the rails, Of |
which he was making an inspection.
The man was seen walking along the |
track by Mr.. Frank Roller. Mr.. John |
Geib, while hunting muskrats In the |
swamp Tuesday, saw the fellow, who
partly answers the description Of one Of
the parties wanted.
This morning the chase was aband-
Oned and the officers returned to their
respective homes.
Master Of Transportation Samuel D.
Mayor, Of the Cleveland & Canton rHil-
road remained In his office all night
ready to send special train to Hart.
Vile with officers and armed men, In
case the officers determined to search
the swamp. Such service however was
not required.
The fact that Hartville Is not more
than ten or twelve miles from RaveDna
overland added strength to the theory
tnat q clue had been found. 1t will be
remembered that supposed participant
in the RaVenns murder disappeared
near Hartville Saturday morning and
the supDOsitiOn was that one OF more
of the gang hid away In the big swamp
near there until hunger drove them out
Wednesday night. Nobody lives near
the swamp and the shot fired there at
midnight Tuesday night, which was dis
tinctly heard by the watchers, showed |
cOnclusiVely the presence OF some human |
being. None of the inhabitants were
out hunting as the rain poured down all |
night and the belief that the Ravenna |
murderers were Quartered there made |
every one except the two watchers afraid |
to venture near the swamp after night
fall Il
The report that two of the supposed |
murderers had jumped from the CleVe.
land q Canton south bound train at Sec.
Ond street Wednesday night was hunted |
down by Policeman Schlagle and found
untrue.
THE HARTVuLR SWAMP .--,